When people tell me they don’t watch the show because they don’t like “zombie” flicks, I generally tell them that the major drama of the show is the conflict between the group of survivors, conflict with other groups, usually violent and just trying to survive in a very violent, world. Sort of a Lord of the Flies scenario. They could have made much the same series in any post disaster environment. IF all it was about was fighting zombies it would have gotten boring and repetitive by the third episode. I generally don’t make much of an impact though.
I agree with that and have told people something similar. For me though it has gotten to the point where I no longer enjoy the interplay between personalities or other groups. I no longer have the patience for the ricocheting pinball action of going from one encampment to the next. I'm not asking for a deus ex machina plot device but they need to start moving towards a conclusion.
Those people who report to you that they don’t watch
TWD because they don’t like zombie flicks don’t understand
the difference between a 120 minute action movie and
an ongoing serial drama with real evolving plots
and characters.
As an example my parents were long time friends of a
couple who had been civilian prisoners of the Japanese
in WWll in the Philippines. Part of my dad’s airborne
regiment rescued them and the rest of the prisoners in
Feb 1945. She (Margaret) wrote a book about their
experiences called Forbidden Family. He (Jerry) was quite
a heroic figure and a character, as well. Their story
would make a fantastic Hollywood movie but both always
thought a 120 min movie would never tell enough of
their story to be worth it. On the other hand if their
story were told on TV in a serial drama format then the story
of how they met in the prison, developed a relationship,
and survived starvation and deprivation could be told
in a authentic and believable way. TWD is such a drama
albeit a fictional account.